WEST VIRGINIA (LOOTPRESS) – Judge Dan Greear of the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals has officially announced his intention to seek election to his current judicial seat in May 2026. Greear, who was appointed to the Court in 2021 by then-Governor Jim Justice, was the first to serve as Chief Judge following the Court’s establishment.
“West Virginians deserve fair courts and honest judges,” said Judge Greear in a statement. “I am looking forward to showing the entire state that I have done and will continue to provide those ideals to our state. Serving as one of the initial judges on the ICA has been the highlight of my professional career, and I look forward to continuing to build on the strong foundation of the court that we have established.”
A lifelong resident of West Virginia, Greear graduated from South Charleston High School before earning his bachelor’s degree from Liberty University and his law degree from the West Virginia University College of Law in 1992.
Greear brings decades of legal and public service experience to the bench. Prior to his appointment to the Intermediate Court, he served as Chief of Staff and Chief Counsel for the West Virginia House of Delegates, where he was honored with the 2021 Legislative Staff Achievement Award by the National Conference of State Legislature’s Leadership Staff Professional Association.
His judicial experience includes a brief appointment to the Kanawha County Circuit Court in 2018. Earlier in his career, Greear served as Chief Counsel for the West Virginia Attorney General’s Office from 2013 to 2014 and spent more than two decades in private legal practice in Charleston, including a tenure as Managing Member at KKB, LLC.
In addition to his legal work, Greear served as a Republican member of the House of Delegates representing Kanawha County’s 30th District from 1995 to 1996.
Outside the courtroom, Greear has served as a high school football official with the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC) since 1999 and has officiated numerous playoff games, including a state championship.
He and his wife, Amy, are active members of Spring Hill Baptist Church in South Charleston, where he serves as a deacon and Sunday school teacher. The couple resides in South Charleston. Their son Josh serves as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps, while their younger son, Ben, recently completed his second year of law school.
